Yellow
Yellow
(By Ngu Yên)
A small tree,
setting yellow flowers
in the wasteland,
wherein the boy usually visited after school,
chasing salamanders and snakes.
On the tree,
mild brown buds like chilis
intrigued, the boy’s eyes.
The wind blew gently,
wobbly flowers and buds,
in the afternoon sun,
created an indistinct feeling.
Suddenly,
the brown buds hatched
the yellowish wings fluttered.
Now, my reminiscences are vibrant
and dizzy.
Aesthetic qualities surround blind eyes;
daily, ordinary things conceal splendor,
simplest appearing while one tries to find it out.
True beauty transforms life.
Flapping yellow flora,
The boy changed into motionless,
moments passed.
Many flowers dropped,
groggy,
flew up,
as if daydreaming.
His astonishment was yellowed.
The swarm of butterflies gathered,
then the yellows separated,
scattered all around the wasteland.
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Submitted by tienn.62883 on May 06, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Characters | 824 |
| Words | 128 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 5, 3, 4, 3, 9, 5, 3 |
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